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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1858

489 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 25

Municipal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 March 1858 · page 10

A QUARTERLY meeting of the Town Council was held at twelve o'clock yesterday. Present—The Right Worshipful the Mayor and fourteen aldermen, in civic dress…

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Municipal Council. Tuesday, March 9Th, 1858

Empire · Wednesday 10 March 1858 · page 3

The quarterly meeting of the Sydney Municipal Council was held yesterday at the Town Hall. Present, the Mayor and fourteen aldermen. The chair was taken at 12 o'clock…

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Municipal Council Paper. Third Quarterly Report of the Health Officer. Town Hall, Sydney, Officer of Heal h's Department, March 9, 1858

Empire · Wednesday 17 March 1858 · page 6

To the Right Worshipful the Mayor and the Municipal Council of the City of Sydney,— GENTLEMEN—The records of the Registrar-General's Office for the quarter following my report of the 9th…

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Central Police Court. Thursday. Before Mr. Hill, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Neale, the Mayor, and Mr. Oatley

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 March 1858 · page 5

There were seventeen drunkards on the list, all of whom pleaded guilty, and were fined in the usual penalties. There were eleven persons confined for disorderly…

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Central Police Court.—thursday, March 18. (Before his Worship the Mayor, G. Hill, J. T. Neale, J. Oatley, and R. Nott, Esquires.)

Empire · Friday 19 March 1858 · page 4

DRUNKENNESS.—Seventeen individual were brought up on a charge of drunkenness. They were each sentenced to pay a fine of 10s., orin default to be imprisoned four-and-twenty hours…

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Municipal Council

Empire · Monday 22 March 1858 · page 5
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

A meeting of the Municipal Council will be held at the Town Hall, at 3 o'clock, this afternoon. The following is the business paper:- NOTICES OF MOTION…

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Municipal Council. the City Council met at 3 p.m. yesterday. Present: the Mayor and ten Aldermen. Minutes and Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 March 1858 · page 5

The minutes of the last meeting having been read and confirmed, reports from the Finance, Water, and Lighting Committees were brought up and received. PETITIONS…

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Municipal Council. Monday, March 22, 1858

Empire · Tuesday 23 March 1858 · page 5

A meeting of the Municipal Council was held yesterday afternoon at 8 o'clock, Present, the Mayor and eleven Aldermen. MINUTES, REPORTS, PETITIONS, AND CORRESPONDENT…

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Legislative Council

Empire · Wednesday 24 March 1858 · page 4

A supplement to the Government Gazette of yesterday, announces that his Excellency the Governor-General has with the advice of the Executive Council, in her Majesty's name, summoned the following gentlemen to…

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Legislative Council. Tuesday, March 23, 1858

Empire · Wednesday 24 March 1858 · page 4

The PRESIDENT took the chair at 12 o'clock. His brother commissioners the Solicitor General and the Honorable George Allen were seated on either side of the President's chair…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Tuesday, March 23. Opening of the Session

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 March 1858 · page 4

YESTERDAY being the day appointed for the inauguration of the New Parliament, at 12 o'clock noon, the members of both Houses assembled at their respective chambers in Macquarie-street…

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Legislative Council. Wednesday, March 24, 1858

Empire · Thursday 25 March 1858 · page 2

The PRESIDENT took the Chair at a few minutes after four o'clock. PAPERS. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL laid upon the table a…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Wednesday, March 24. Opening of the Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 March 1858 · page 3

YESTERDAY being the day appointed for the opening of the new Parliament inaugurated on the previous day, the members of both Houses assembled at halfpast eleven o'clock at their respective Chambers. The…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Thursday, March 25, 1858

Empire · Friday 26 March 1858 · page 4

The PRESIDENT took the chair at thirty-five minutes past one o'clock. ADDRESS IN REPLY TO THE GOVERNOR. GENERAL'S SPEECH…

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Parliament of New Sooth Wales. Legislative Council. Thursday, March 25. the President took the chair at twenty minutes, to one o'clock. Presentation of the Address

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 March 1858 · page 4

On motion of the SOLICITOR-GENERAL the House proceeded to Government House to present the address adopted on the previous day, in reply to his Excellency's speech…

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Legislative Council. Wednesday, March 24th

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 27 March 1858 · page 2

At twelve o'clock, the Governor-General arrived, and the members of the Legislative Assembly entered the Council chamber. His Excellency read the opening speech, which after referring to the…

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Municipal Council

Empire · Monday 29 March 1858 · page 4
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

A meeting of the Municipal Council will take place this afternoon, at 3 o'clock, at the Town Hall. The following is the business paper:- NOTICES OF MOTION…

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Municipal Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 March 1858 · page 2

THE City Council met at 3 p.m. yesterday. Present the Right Worshipful the Mayor, and thirteen Aldermen. MINUTES AND REPORTS…

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